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Author: James H. Ford
Publisher: Special Edition Books
Keywords: chronicle, saxon, anglo
Number of Pages: 236
Published: 2005-08-15
ISBN-10: 0976072637
ISBN-13: 9780976072638
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is an account of the early history of Britain. It was originally compiled on the orders of King Alfred the Great, approximately A.D. 890, and subsequently maintained and added to by generations of anonymous scribes until the middle of the 12th Century. The original language is Anglo-Saxon (Old English), but later entries are essentially Middle English in tone. It consists of 9 differing manuscripts that collectively trace the outlines of British history. Together, even with their inconsistencies, they comprise the best source of factual information from an era shroude
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Author: Hugh M. Richmond
Publisher: University of California Press
Keywords: relations, reformation, literary, french, libertines, anglo, puritans
Number of Pages: 432
Published: 1981
ISBN-10: 0520041798
ISBN-13: 9780520041790
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